be so brilliant and all. Well, it just goes to show ya.. that nobody is perfect. "Since practically all food has been genetically altered from nature.. " Disingenuous bullshit.. That's mother nature.. Doesn't mean Monsanto and copy cats can come along and fuck with Mother Nature.

"4) I offer my views on these nuanced issues here, if anybody is interested:
a- Patented Food Strains: In a free market capitalist society, which we have all "bought" into here in America, if somebody invents something that has market value, they ought to be able to make as much money as they can selling it, provided they do not infringe the rights of others. I see no reason why food should not be included in this concept."

And, that's one of the gawd damn problems isn't it?.. the freaking gmo seeds "infringing on the rights" of other farmers who don't want their gd seeds blowing into their fields and gardens.

c- "Non-perennial Seed Strains: It's surely legal to sell someone seeds that cannot reproduce themselves, requiring that the farmer buy seed stocks every year from the supplier. But when sold to developing country -- one struggling to become self-sufficient -- the practice is surely immoral. Corporations, even when they work within the law, should not be held immune from moral judgement(sic) on these matters."

Nice of him to give "developing countries" a pass.

" e- Safety: Of course new foods should be tested for health risks, regardless of their origin. That's the job of the Food and Drug Administration (in the USA). Actually, humans have been testing food, even without the FDA ,since the dawn of agriculture. Whenever a berry or other ingested plant killed you, you knew not to serve it to you family."

Boehner has "no plans" to impeach the president. Then again, the decision may not be his to make.
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The GOP loses control of its Frankenstein monster

By Steve Benen

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We already know with certainty that the Ohio Republican is wrong when he blames this on the White House – the impeachment talk has come from GOP lawmakers and it’s been going on for years. Indeed, if this is a “scam,” John Boehner’s own leadership team is in on it – the new House Majority Whip, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) refused to take presidential impeachment off the table during an interview just three days ago.

But then there’s the part about Boehner’s “plans.”

There are a few angles to this story that are running on parallel tracks, all of which carry equal weight. The first is the GOP’s Frankenstein problem: Republican leaders created a monster, doing nothing to tamp down the right’s crusade to tear down the Obama presidency, and they suddenly find themselves scrambling now that the monster is running lose. As Arit John put it, Republicans have “lost control of the impeachment plot they hatched.”